The $12 million will help state and tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to combat chronic wasting ...

Some of the recent wild bird positives were sampled recently in a region where outbreaks were reported at Arizona layer farms ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan (PDF, 380 KB) to ...

A USDA spokesperson has said that Rollins will not compromise the department's critical work. But with Trump's determination to shrink the government, Thompson assumes some programs and services ...

Beyond the pilot projects, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services significantly increased its presence in Arkansas, growing from seven field personnel in 2018 to more than 22 technicians and biologists in 2024.

Or mail to Public Comments Processing; Attn: Docket No. APHIS-2025-0004; USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, P.O. Box 1938, Billings, MT 59103. Contact Laura Lundquist at [email protected].

Not every grizzly bear removal is lethal. For example, in 2019, Wildlife Services killed one bear, moved one themselves and transferred 14 to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. But translocating bears ...

When livestock producers in Idaho experience a possible predation event involving wolves, mountain lions, black bears, or grizzly bears, they typically contact the USDA’s APHIS-Wildlife Services ...

When livestock producers in Idaho experience a possible predation event involving wolves, mountain lions, black bears, or grizzly bears, they typically contact the USDA’s APHIS-Wildlife Services ...

The Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments and the Biosecurity Incentives-Focused Assessments programs, both led by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), will be available to all ...

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will lead the following assessment programs, available to all commercial poultry producers not affected by HPAI: Wildlife Biosecurity ...

The assessments include a series of regular engagements including wildlife hazard identification surveys, wildlife abundance surveys, and wildlife management on these premises. Biosecurity ...